Mervine v. Aronomink Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Drew,
Appellant boarded a bus of appellee, followed by her nineteen year old son and another man. There was one passenger in the bus. She had walked half the length of the bus toward a seat when it started and she was thrown to the floor and injured. She testified: “Well, the bus when it started, after everyone was on, gave such a jerk you could not hold your feet, and just like a ton of bricks hit you”; and again: “At first I was just thrown slightly forward, then about three or four feet back.” Her son, the only witness in her support, testified as follows: “After I…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith Et Ux. v. Pittsburghi Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Staller v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Hufnagel v. Pittsburgh Rwys. Co., Etc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Coyle v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
3Cited by7 opinions
- Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Herholtz Et Vir v. West Penn Rys. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Hall v. ZieglerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Smith v. Baltimore Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- Miller v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
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